Top 10 Richest People in the UK

The United Kingdom has ‘more billionaires per capita than any other country in the world’, which is a staggering statistic. What’s more outstanding is that London – the capital city of England – boasts thehighest number of billionaires as residents in the world.

With this in mind, though, the number of billionaires in the UK does not refer only to British nationals. Many on this rich list that the UK promotes includes Russian billionaires (to name just one other nationality). As such, it is important to identify the top 10 richest people in the UK that are also British by birthright or through adopted citizenship.

4. Sir Philip Green

Net worth: £5 billion Wealth: One of the biggest retail moguls in the world, and renowned amongst celebrities and industry giants alike Sir Philip is the Chairman of the Arcadia Group which includes Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge, Dorothy Perkins, Wallis, BHS, Evans, Burton and Outfit.

7. Bruno Schroder

Net worth: £3.3 billion Wealth: The Schroder family is a highly respected and wealthy family in the UK. The family descend from a banking dynasty, and Bruno is a major stakeholder of Schroders, which has assets valued at £300 billion.

10. Joe Lewis

Net worth: £2.8 billion Wealth: Joe Lewis originally made his wealth in retail and then moved into currency trading where he is currently the main investor in Tavistock Group. Lewis is still an active foreign exchange (FX) trader.

So there you have it; the richest people in the UK at present! The net worth of each person is based on data taken from Wikipedia and Techscio, and in some cases, currency conversion was required so the net worth has been rounded to the nearest full figure.